My brother in law was a very successful high end home builder. He and my sister lived a wonderful life on the lake, in a beautiful extravagant home and enjoyed all the “toys” of modern living. Later in life he developed a friendship with a Mennonite family and their community in southern Kentucky. It profoundly impacted him in a positive way. He visited them often and would always return home with a pickup truck full of produce that he would give to others at the barbershop, the doctors office, to neighbors, etc. When we visited him and my sister, I was like a child listening to his stories of them and how they lived their lives. It was fascinating! One of the best was a trip he took to take the Mennonite farmer’s 3 sons to a farm equipment sale. It was a lengthy trip (several states away) and along the way he asked the boys how they would pay for the equipment if they found what they needed. I won’t disclose the secret, but it was captivating and near a million $ sale. My BIL passed away during the Covid crisis, though not Covid related. We live about 10 hours from them and were told by funeral home officials we couldn’t attend due to government mandated restrictions. So sad that a man who lived an impactful life and revered by so many would die and be buried in a ceremony attended by only his wife, stepdaughter and grandchildren (2). Otherwise, I am certain there would have been hundreds if not thousands there. My sister told me the story that as they left the funeral service to his on-site resting place, van after van began to pull onto the property. From a respectful and compliant distance, scores of the Mennonite community unloaded to pay respect and remember their good friend. I’ll forever love these people.

I love the Mennonites. I went to a Mennonite Church for 30 + years.They are very sweet people. They helped me raise me raise my children. I had many wonderful memories with them.They are awesome cooks and makes beautiful quilts.They taught me so much .I couldn't picture my life without them

Being born and raised Mennonite I thank you for this very good detailed video !

In my area it's VERY RARE to find Amish that don't spray their produce. Please don't assume the food is organic just because it's Amish grown.

Honestly, I’m so impressed with the quality of content you can find on KZfaq. This documentary in production and everything can easily hold up to anything I see on Netflix. I feel this channel is grossly underrated, I was expecting millions of views. You’ve definitely gained a new subscriber with me, really great documentary, amazing job ❤

This documentary was very well done. Bravo to those involved in the making of this.

My Mother and Grandmother always told me "If you want to know how a man will treat you, watch how he treats his own Mother" And my Grandmother also said "if a man makes you cry UNhappy tears, then he's NOT the one for you!"

This is such an underrated YT channel. Your documentaries are so well done, you could easily be getting paid for these on a streaming service. Its channels like this that make me glad this site exists. Keep up the great work. Would love to see a dive into the autism community next.

How I wish I had been raised this way. It is wholesome and sane in a world of growing discontent and madness ❤

My sister lives in upstate New York. She is surrounded by Mennonites. She and my brother-in-law reside on 12 acres of property and they both work at home for white-collar companies. Every time I go up to visit somebody from one or more of the surrounding families is usually at their house. I think they’re wonderful people. They’re hard workers and I love their sense of community. I miss that. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and we had that back then But we don’t have it now. Nobody knows their neighbors. When there’s a problem it’s very hard to find help or support. I lost my husband 10 years ago and everybody disappeared. Unless I bribed someone onto my property with money, it was very hard for me to get help. I actually sold my house out of fear of not being able to manage it on my own without Being able to pay astronomical amount of money all the time. I would love to have that sense of community back. And though the Internet is a great resource for business and research, I think I could easily do without it. I see our younger generation as the one gentleman said not learning how to be accountable or communicate with people Because of it. They must be doing something right because they’re still here! When my brother in law and sister need help those families are always there to help. Now my brother-in-law compensates them by giving the family money or gift cards or helping their children. I know one of the families had a rough season with their crops because of the weather and they couldn’t pay all their monthly expenses. I know my sister and brother-in-law helped them that winter purchase, firewood and other necessities that they needed. I just think they’re wonderful people. I can honestly say I’ve never met one that is unhappy in the life that they’ve chosen. When you look at our society, it is filled with many many people that are not happy. That should tell us something.

I am not Amish, but I really love the way they live. I first learned of Amish probably 45 years ago and have always admired their way of life, their belief in God and their belief of not being materialistic, along with the helping one another. I grew up baptist, mixed with some nondenominational later during my teens. Their love for one another is amazing! The world would be such a better place if all people would live this way! ❤️

Such a great documentary. I really enjoyed how you went in-depth into the way of the Amish and did not at all put their way down in comparison to how most of the modern world lives but just gave the facts and how they live.

I and my husband and children are ex catholic and have been Mennonite for 23 years. This documentary was very well done.

You’ve made one of the most respectful documentaries I’ve ever seen about the plain people. They often travel by Amtrak. Living in Chicago, which pretty much the hub for Amtrak’s midwestern and long haul western trains, there are almost always at least a few to a substantial group of them at any given time. I’ve always wanted to strike up a conversation with one of them.

This is a fairly accurate documentary. A few clarifications: we (Mennonites and Amish) are not pacifists (which carries political connotations including activism), but rather, nonresistant Christians. Also contrary to the media's portrayal, rumspringe simply means going to youth group activities (hymn singing and sports). While some youth do rebel, youth are generally encouraged to live holy lives within the Church's guidelines. "What a man sows, that shall he also reap". The negative side of tourism is that our religion is sacred. We don't want to use it as a source of financial gain, or as a means of idle curiosity to those seeking entertainment. Also Amish and the Swiss Mennonites mostly trace their origins the Swiss reformation (not the Dutch Mennonites or Martin Luther) and split away from the Swiss protestant reformer, Ulrich Zwingli. They were pillaged, murdered, and surpressed by both Catholics and Protestants in Europe, and were usually not permitted to have church meetinghouses; hence the origins of the custom of meeting in homes.

I was born and raised in Lancaster County. I haven't lived there since I was 27, about 10 years ago, but I still go back for holidays to see my family. It was crazy seeing home again in this documentary. Great job!

This was a very good documentary! I learned more than i knew before. Thank you!

What an insightful documentary that leaves you with lots of questions answered and many things to think about and recognize how they can be done differently in ones own life. Thank you!

Currently working in Lancaster County and wanted to understand the plain community. I feel much more enlightened now!

Well done in the way you detailed the different communities. There is so many differences it's hard to show, but you did a wonderful job. Blessings

Thank you for taking time to make such an incredible documentary and showing us what a community or society should look or feel like through these incredible people.

I truly hope the world doesn't loose these communities and values, it takes all kinds to make the world turn. I sincerely respect their values in each other and the family unit.

I have Amish cookbooks and they are packed full with recipes without all the fuss. Love them.

Beautiful documentary. I have so much respect for this community.

Their land looks so pristine and perfect! I watch a modern Mennonite - Megan Fox - on YT, and she is from Lancaster County. This was a wonderful documentary - what a great job you did! Thank you!

I live is far Western Kentucky we have a 70+ family Amish community. We have become very close with several of the families in the community. They are such a blessing.

A brilliant doco. Congrats. I thought this was a huge budget programme. How do you not have a million subscribers? Two thumbs up, keep going. 😊

Fantastic documentary, the best I've ever seen!!! What was said at the end of Americans living in fear, is not freedom but bondage really struck me.

This was very helpful and informative. We've been attending a conservative Mennonite congregation and this helps us connect the dots. Thank you.

I had the wonderful opportunity to drive a beautiful Amish family to visit their family in Wisconsin. I absolutely loved everything about the Amish community and the families! Kind, generous, caring and respectful. The best way to describe what I felt was it was as if I were visiting my own family. 🐎 🐄 🥘 🥔 🌽 🍓 🍨

I have lived alongside these communities my whole life; Lancaster county born and raised. Excellent documentary! Saw many places I recognized.

Excellent video. I admire these glorious people. Their lifestyle is to be admired. I love and support these people. Living life to the fullest.

This actually opened my eyes in so many ways great video , great people

Love this documentary. Very informative and appreciated. I respect Mennonite and Amish people.

One of the better docu's i have seen so far on this subject.

This is an excellent Documentary. My wife and I moved from Florida to Alaska a few years ago. We happened to be Blessed enough to live among some Mennonite families in their community. I’ve never met more genuine, respectful, people in my life. I hold a deep respect for them because of how they choose to live a modest life. They don’t bother anyone, and would be among the first to help if you were in trouble.

This was a great video! A wealth of information! Thank you! Very well done!

This was so well done, and very informative. Thank you!

Whata wonderful documentary. Thank you to the producers and the poster.

Finally, a documentary worth downloading

Excellent doc. Beautiful cinematography. I understand and respect why they want to live this way with all that's going on in the world with technology alone.

What an amazing video. Well done. Thank you.

What a beautiful documentary

A wonderful, informative documentary. It was so well done. I thank you. These people live their faith and looking at their lives shows it.

This documentary is fascinating! Well done! ❤🙏🏻🇺🇸

What a wonderful documentary. ❤

What a beautiful Documentary from the narration, the content, history and the differences among the groups. Thank you so much for sharing. Top notch filming, music and voice of the narrator.

A wonderful documentary. I love knowing these people beliefs. They are wonderful

This was an impressive production and an inspiring story. Thank you for putting this together and sharing

They may have their problems and challenges, just like any community, but they are incredible folk, from whom we could learn a lot. 😎 A most beautiful, and thoughtful documentary Many thanks 🙏

I’m blown away at how well done this is! You did your research! I normally watch these documentaries for comedic relief but this one was actually very accurate and informative and not done with a bias

Very interesting documentary it makes me feel like things would go smoother if we had these principles in our lives. Thank you for putting it on utube.

This is so inspiring

Thank you so informative thoroughly enjoyed this podcast 💐

Just a few minutes in but I have to credit you for your research. Excellent work

Loved this documentary!!! I think you have done a beautiful job at putting it together!!!! Thank you for sharing this, I enjoyed it very much!

This documentary was exactly what I was looking for. My daughter, who is in 1st grade, recently lost a close friend who is Amish. She had questions for me about the Amish and lifestyle. This was exactly what I was looking for as I didn't have very much knowledge of the Amish.

Excellent documentary. Thank you.

This was a very well put together very informative documentary. I have subscribed and hope to see many more like this. Great job.

Wonderful people, each and every one, all the ways they honor their own faith and family is marvelous. Very interesting documentary. It was respectful and gave others outside their communities (such as myself) a good understanding of their way of life, and all the positive aspects of it. Thank you for this information.

I was born and raised in Pennsylvania. I viewed the Amish from a far and never had any idea what they were about; great documentary. I also had no idea how so many of their cultural axioms rubbed off into my psyche;such as God, family, simplicity.I have traveled very far across the United States, and lived in many different places, but there’s an uncanny, and distinct sense of home and everything I just watched.

This documentary was very well done.

This documentary was well done. Thank you

Wow this was so insightful!!! I learned so much I never knew. Very well done

As somone who grew up in Lancaster I loved this doc

Thanks for this very good piece of content.

I loved this. Thank you for putting in the work of production for this. It was neat to watch.❤

Ive watched my fair share of docs about this community and for some reason now with the way this country is, it sounds really nice to be apart of it. I would be willing to spend my later years enoying the lifestyle and go back to the years my grandmother raised me.

I descend directly from a German Mennonite that immigrated here in 1750. Been fascinated with the culture since, my ancestor became German reformed almost immediately upon hitting PA, then later ended up in NC. I’m lucky enough to have a really rare surname and found all this out within an hour of being interested in it, the Anglo side has proven much more difficult to discern.

My goal is to visit this area - beautiful documentary 🦋

Awesome channel, tysm! Very well done.

I'm in new jersey, not terribly far from amish country. I have visited quite a few times, and they are wonderful loving people. Almost akin to a hippie Christian conservative mashup. I remember when we had hurricane sandy, the amish came and helped rebuild homes for people; what an amazing group of souls.

This documentary is so wholesome.

Bravo well made with no judgement.

Love this program of the Amish. They are such an good example to the world

This is in the top five best documentaries I've ever seen. I was a filmmaker when I was younger, I love the way that you told this story and the use of camera angles and editing. Keep up the great work.

I learned so much from this. Well done. And no politics wow.

New favorite channel ❤

A very balanced and well-presented documentary. And that bit about about 90% of the youth returning after Rumspringer, due to the outside world being too confusing and without enough sense of community is how most of us "English" feel about it too, truth be told.

Excellent portrayal of the so-called plain people. I have many friends from these walks of life.

Fascinating. Very, very interesting and informative.

Very well made documentary.

I've watched videos from different rescue groups who have taken in their beaten and abused animals. They are broken down and will be sent to slaughter. It is heartbreaking. I won't start on their puppy mills. I'll pass on this video.

Last month there were about 20 Mennonite girls who visited our town. Beautiful young girls in their late teens/early 20's, clean dresses, no makeup or dyed hair. So nice to see some people for a change who for the most part try to stay off of society's hamster wheel of "progress." Great documentary.

Very interesting and informative.

Well done dude!

Thank you!!!! For making this video❤ I loved it, sharing it with my friends!

This is how the world was meant to be no governments no dictators just communities clans the fact they keep this up I have utmost respect for them god bless them.

excellent documentary, thoughtful and thorough, a great deal of my family has mennonite roots so i always love to learn about them. thank you!

Fantastic documentary. I envy you. I'd love to do something like this. God Bless these folks. Great perspective on the lifestyle. I wish we could all be more like them.

Excellent doc. Such useful insight into the Amish/Mennonite way of life. I especially appreciated the thoughts on technology, where you answered your cellphone call in the middle of a convo. I'd love to know the name of the musician of the song played during conclusion B. It really moved me, along with your stunning videos of the landscape, and the voiceovers.

Great video, I shared it to our church website.--D.Liddle/Hillsborough Ward--LDS/Mormon

Thank you for the insight!!!

thank you very much for producing and sharing this documentary

I have been incredibly lucky to have lived in amish country my entire life, between southern Indiana, and now on the border of Pennsylvania and Ohio and I couldnt imagine live in better areas. I love seeing buggy tie ups being built along with parking lots of new dollar stores . Theyre even at the Walmart, grocery stores and even 1 at the dentist office across the aay from my home. ❤❤

This is a gem!

What a great video. I wish I was born into a community like this. My life would be so much better.

So well done. Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed this very informative production.

This is informative. I mean, to each his own and we are all different with cultures and beliefs. Not all, but some of these are beautiful practices. For example, the bride and groom visiting guests homes and spending time with them, displays that you're not alone in your marriage, there's community and some form of backitive. Some things are sure weird though but that's normal to those practicing.

A beautiful, well done doccie.